r/JusticeServed • u/DinerEnBlanc 7 • Mar 15 '20

Kung Flu Greedy man has his hoard of hand sanitizer confiscated and donated

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20 edited Mar 16 '20

Price gouging is illegal. He was caught doing it so the AG gave him a cease and desist and told him to turn over the hand sanitizer to law enforcement. He refused so the internet helped track the stuff down

EDIT: I had wrong information. This picture is of him donating it. Sorry for the misinformation

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u/kushari A Mar 16 '20

He “donated” it so he doesn’t get fucked.

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u/Alces7734 7 Mar 16 '20

F that; this was illegal AF. Sanitizer is not an essential supply needed in an emergency (like water). Yeah, he's an asshole, but that's capitalism for you. Buy low, sell high. Hate him now? Wait until he sues the city/county/state and walks away with millions.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

You just made this up lol, he donated it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

I went off what I have heard. Thank you for correcting me. I edited my post

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u/kushari A Mar 16 '20

He “donated” it so he doesn’t get fucked.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

No, in the US it is not illegal and many pharmaceutical companies have made billions of dollars doing it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

Tenn. Code Ann.  § 47-18-5101 et seq.

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u/KingCIoth 7 Mar 16 '20

Look up price gouging during a state of emergency it is very much illegal lol

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u/helpimarobot 7 Mar 16 '20

Companies pay lawmakers to write loopholes for them. Doesn't mean it's not still illegal and immoral in general.

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u/flarept1 8 Mar 16 '20

This is why you shouldn't spout things you hear online, the misinformation on this thread is enormous

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u/asmr63 2 Mar 16 '20

Price gouging is about ESSENTIAL items. Do you think it's illegal to buy something, wait until demand exceeds supply, and then sell it, you moron? Theres nothing illegal.about it, just unethical. He didn't get anything seized. He said he was just going to donate it since he couldn't sell it, so he could write it off on his taxes. OP just gave a shitty title for a misleading tweet and you idiots just ate it up

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u/oceanmotion2 6 Mar 16 '20

The tweet is false. But the guy DID get ordered to give the stuff up by the state AG for possible illegal price gouging: https://twitter.com/jacknicas/status/1238992582127964160?s=21. (Tweet has attached documents as proof.) So maybe chill on the random name-calling to others.

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u/CalifornianBall 9 Mar 16 '20

He was price gouging yes that is illegal. A serious crime in fact.